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When paying more costs less

Downsizing to beat the higher rates of stamp duty could prove to be a false economy

Easing off the property rally

FEATURE: Economists expect quantitative easing to be suspended next week. But could it spell the end of the recent property market rally?

The battle for Trevalga

PROPERTY: A legal wrangle questioning the validity of a property trust could lead to the £10m sale of a Cornish village

Property predictions

FEATURE: Will 2011 be the year buy-to-let makes a comeback, or the year house prices fall 15 per cent?

RBS takes bets on house prices rising

PROPERTY: Synthetic buy-to-let products attempt to emulate property investments

Cause for alarm

PROPERTY: Last year's tragic blaze in a south London tower block could cause investment returns on buy-to-let flats to go up in smoke

Should landlords shun benefits tenants?

PROPERTY: Buy-to-let landlords are refusing to take tenants on housing benefit, fearing next year's cut backs will leave them vulnerable to rent arrears. However, some investors are deliberately targeting the sector in search of higher rental returns. Claer Barrett reports.

Swiss Bliss

PROPERTY: The lure of relocating to Switzerland has increased with the arrival of the 50 per cent income tax rate. This is boosting the Swiss property market, and a luxury residential developer is set to IPO in Zurich next week. Claer Barrett reports.

Could you make the Swiss switch?

PROPERTY: Avoiding tax by become a Swiss resident is difficult - but not impossible

New buy-to-let scams

FEATURE: Claer Barrett reveals worrying new ways that landlords and tennants are being scammed and ripped off